The Feature Hunt Workshop with James Gregg

*Enrollment limited to 15 participants. Please bring with you a digital camera and USB Flash drive.

Workshop Description

No matter the media, powerful photographs have roots in the "feature hunt". "Feature" photographs, though difficult to pin down in words, have been described as "the capture of an exceptional moment within a common, everyday occurrence.” In this exclusive, hands-on workshop led by award-winning Union-Tribute photojournalist JamesGregg, participants will explore, study and practice what makes a successful feature photograph. Following instruction in MOPA's galleries and classrooms, participants will embark on their own feature hunt within a 3 mile radius of Balboa Park (transportation of your choice - on foot, by bike, etc). Finally, the group will reconvene for a critique of the captured images.

About the Instructor

James Gregg is a staff photographer at the San Diego Union-Tribune with nearly a decade of experience working in newspapers. In 2009 he was named NPPA’s Best of Photojournalism Photographer of the Year for smaller markets while at the Arizona Daily Star, and was Arizona Photographer of the Year in 2008 and 2009. In 2012 James received two awards for multimedia from Pictures of the Year International and one for NPPA's Best of Photojournalism. In 2013 his electronic book project “Health Care 911” won the prize for Best Ebook in Pictures of the Year international, along with a third place win in Multimedia Portfolio of the Year.